China’s Didi Global stated on Monday it is going to present its drivers in a number of Chinese cities with extra particulars on the charges they obtain, the primary huge transfer by the ride-hailing big after state media accused it of paying drivers unfairly.

Didi stated drivers in seven Chinese cities together with Shenyang and Changchun would be the first to know particulars of how a lot they get and the way a lot passengers pay for every experience by a brand new perform it added to its app for drivers on Monday, it stated in a Weibo submit.

The firm, which is backed by SoftBank, Alibaba Group, and Tencent Holdings, will proceed to regulate its pricing technique after receiving drivers’ responses, it stated.

“There are still many shortcomings with this transparent income statement that was delivered late, we will continue to improve it and work hard to expand it to other cities,” it stated.

In May, China’s state information company Xinhua stated in an investigative report that Didi acquired greater than 30 % of what prospects pay for a experience and criticised the coverage that it described as unfair.

After the Xinhua report, Didi stated in a submit that drivers on common acquired 79.1 % of passenger charges for rides final 12 months and that 3.1 % of charges went in direction of its revenue.

Didi is being probed by a number of Chinese regulators over points reminiscent of its dealing with of buyer knowledge. The firm went forward with its $4.4 billion (roughly Rs. 330 crores) New York preliminary public providing in June regardless of pushback from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).

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